| Apex AD-1500 DVD Player | 
| Brand: Apex
Category: CE
Buy Used: $159.99
as of 9/10/2010 06:44 CDT details
Seller: transbiz
Rating:  179 reviews
Sales Rank: 13,102
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6.5
Dimensions (in): 12.6 x 2.8 x 11.8
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: AD1500
Model: AD1500
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Composite- and S-video outputs for use with standard (yellow RCA) and S-video-equipped televisions) | | • | Supports DVD, SVCD, CD, CD-R, CD-RW, and MP3 formats | | • | Compatible with NTSC and PAL televisions and discs (as long as the discs are Region 1) | | • | Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 surround sound (through coaxial digital-audio output) | | • | Parental control lets you restrict viewing on discs of your choice |
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Product Description
Apex AD-1500 digital DVD player combines nifty design and high functionality with the comfort you need. It plays DVD-SVCD-CD-CD/R-CD/RW and MP3, and features Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Digital/DTS/PCM Ready, NTSC & Pal video outputs, programmable playback sequence, parental lock, and more.
Amazon.com Product Description
Apex's AD-1500 DVD player plays DVD, CD, CD-R/RW, and MP3 formatted media. Composite- and S-video outputs provide maximal compatibility with nearly any home theater, and a coaxial digital-audio output offers Dolby Digital and DTS surround sound when connected with a compatible receiver. Experience Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 surround sound from your favorite DVDs with a compatible surround receiver. A virtual surround-sound processor will create similar effects to a four-speaker sound setup through your TV's stereo speakers. Playback options include a built-in screen saver, two-step zoom, chapter/track programmable memory, frame-by-frame advance, support for multiple captions and angles, slow- and fast-motion forward, and parental locking. The AD-1500 is compatible with NTSC and PAL televisions and discs (as long as the discs are Region 1), and it includes a remote control for convenient operation from the comfort of your couch. Apex's warranty for the AD-1500 covers labor for 90 days and parts for one year.
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| Customer Reviews:
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 It's junk June 16, 2010
T. Villalobos (san diego, ca)
OK it is actually a really good player if you don't mind it breaking after 1 year.
They DO NOT SELL REPAIR PARTS! So after it breaks, you just throw it away. They do not repair it out of warranty nor can you buy any repair parts.
BUT if you want to repair it yourself get this, if the belt breaks, go to STAPLES, OFFICE DEPOT, etc and buy an assortment of small rubber bands. The belts APEX uses are the exact same size as a small rubber band! And the rubber band is actually thicker and more heavy duty than the cheap belt that comes with the APEX player. The rubber band will last like 1 year or so. Since the replacement is actually more heavy duty than the original, it can actually last longer. Also rubber bands are made from natural rubber so they are more flexible than the neoprene belt that APEX uses. BUT natural rubber is susceptible to age, heat, ozone, and UV so it will breakdown after a while. But since you were smart and bought a whole bag of replacement rubber bands, your should be good for a long time!
If APEX was smart, (and they aren't) they could have had a really good player here for cheap. But instead they chose cheap. All it would have taken them was to get a beefier belt and that DVD player would have lasted years instead of months. They should have spent the extra 5 cents for the thicker belt; bunch a greedy dummies...
 Great May 21, 2008
Farika D. Crayton
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased this DVD player in January 2002. I have never had a problem with it... it's still working great.
 Something more current. January 1, 2006
Robert Sawtell (Vancouver B.C.)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I picked up this item in mid 2002.
I have had almost no problems at all with this machine since i bought it to replace a Pioneer unit that was stolen from me. This unit from day 1 worked better than the unit it replaced at half the cost.
I have only had problems playing about 5 discs, and I play anywhere from 2 to 20 movies/anime/mp3's/cd's a week. The remote may be on the smaller side but well designed (except for the placement of the mute button) It can be a tad loud on the ejecting of the disc tray, but it's not loud enough to be a concern.
Easily one of the smartest purchases i've ever made.
 Very good, considering the price March 1, 2005
Dino Velvet (CA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought mine 11/2001. Compared to some of my friend's dvd players that were purchased near the same price, it was great. The sound and picture quality were pretty good. Two small complaints - 1)The remote buttons pop off easily 2)The front of the disc tray (the panel)came off and with the help of a 2 year old got stuck inside the tray area. My DVD player died 1/2005. Not from my son; it would start freezing and skipping at the beggining and end of scenes.
AD-1500, mixed experience February 27, 2005
James (Seattle)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I've had two of these so far and encountered a number of others, and my experience has been mixed. Their performance is great, they play anything thrown at them and I love the hackability of it, however it seems Apex got hit by the bad capacitor fiasco that plagued computer peripheral makers for several years. Every single one of these units has started acting up eventually and on every one the problem has been a single failed capacitor in the power supply. If you open it up you'll likely see it bulged at the top and possibly leaking. Now this is about a 50 cent part and it's not hard to change *but* most customers will likely have to find a technician to replace it as it requires soldering. So in the end, great player for me since I can fix them myself, but I hesitate to recommend them to non-technical customers unless they've been refurbished already since in my experience this capacitor *will* fail.
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